''Man Running'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Gary Burns and released in 2018. The film stars

Gord Rand Gord Rand is a Canadian actor and playwright. He is most noted for his recurring role as Det. Marty Duko in the television series ''Orphan Black'', for which he was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Performance in a Guest Role in a Dramatic ...

as Jim, a medical doctor running a mountain marathon while wrestling with the ethical complications of

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after an ill teenage girl (Milli Wilkinson) asks for his help ending her life. Production on the film commenced in 2017, with the film being shot in

Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...

, Canmore and Kananaskis,

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. The film premiered in September 2018 at the

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, and had its second screening at the

Calgary International Film Festival The Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF) is a film festival held annually in Calgary, Alberta, in late September and early October. CIFF is the largest international film festival in Alberta and the sixth largest in Canada. The Festival's ...

a week later. The film received several

Rosie Award The Rosie Awards is the name given to the Alberta Film and Television Awards, presented annually by Alberta Media Production Industries Association (AMPIA). AMPIA is non-profit professional association that supports its members by encouraging the ...

nominations from the Alberta Media Production Industries Association in 2019, including for Best Picture. The film had its television premiere on August 17, 2019, on

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."CBC Films Celebrates Canadian Features This Summer"
''Channel Canada'', July 13, 2019.

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* 2018 films 2010s sports drama films Canadian sports drama films English-language Canadian films Films directed by Gary Burns Films shot in Alberta 2018 drama films 2010s English-language films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-Canada-film-stub